Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-05-26
Correspondents Of the Beae9a.t
sAMoHT SAYS HIS SAY


bALTiaokk. MAY ID 1851.
II has often struck me that ai>er politi-
cal campaign l. over there i N unjust and
unequal division Of the spells. often those
who were in the thiekest Of ne sghf ara
forgotten entirely or laid on the shelf Cor
use another time, while those rho looked
on from afar are picked out ana rewarded
in order 10 secure their good Fill and fl-
/ tu7e services.
/ Who ever heard Of poor ID getting an
Office that was really worth l@t7hg. One
by which he was any better u from hay-
I ing had il. Take the 0aices POSTMASTER
Of Baltimore, Collector Of tina Nsrt, Survey
or, Internal Revenue Colleftzf In fact all
the department heads TheEhen invaria-
bly, put in them are men q means, men
able to live without Office, men who aspire
TO them merely for the sake &C the honor
attached to them or as stepping stones 10
higher positions.
Then take the minor places, clerkships,
laborers in TOBACCO March ses, often I'LL
ed by men OF ability, and De other little
places from $500 to $1,000 -per year and
you will find in them men just as well
qualified, many times, as the chiefs of the
departments.
don't think this should be 50, III re
should be more just and equitable divis-
ION. But l suppose il viii always be as it
is. Money will always be q power in the
land for in thu language6fa an old back
woodsman, them as has gits.
There are two things that strike me As
singular in this connection. Why men
with means to live at ease want to take
upon themselves the cares and vexations
of office at all and why men who are max
ing decent living in other pursuits win
clamor after little positions which they
leave in debt about nine times out of ten
have seen men come here from comfor-
table country homes, take positions at SIS
per week and try TO support families on it.
The farm left behind suffers from their
absence and usually at the end of their
term of office they are in debt to their gro
GERS and coal dealers.
can see men in shabby dress standing
around the corners of the City Hall here
every day who gave up mercantile and
professional positions to go into public life.
When the short term was over they were
forgotten by their business friends and ten
times worse off than they were before. In
he vernacular of the day, Il want none of
il iu mine"
The outlook for the coming campaign in
the city is encouraging. There will be but
little of the fierce faction fight that has
characterized our primaries heretofore. In
fact the question of dispute-the manner of
selecting judges-having been satisfactorily
settled there is nothing TO quarrel over
The eecltion will be fair, and the candi.
dates selected will be worthy of the posi-
tons TO which they will be elected.
There has been decided change of
views in almost every section in the past
week on the Gubernatorial question. Ii
seems now that all the heretofore probable
candidates have been laid aside, except At
torney- General Roberts and Hon. Barnes
Compton, and il looks as if the latter has
the best of the contest. The Compton
boom has received a most decided gain in
strength, and if it grows in proportion as il
did last week, he will undoubtedly be the
next Governor. / hope it may be SO.
The city has been unusually quiet since
my last. There have been but few visitors
and trade in most directions is taking its
Summer rest The excursion season opened
to-day under favorable auspices. This re-
creation will afford much pleasure to the
stay al homes and help to while away the
long summer hours.
The Tobacco market continues quite ac-
tive and wool is in demand at fair prices.
In my next l will give you brief sketches
of the heads of some of our officials depart
ments here, city and Federal, from a news
paper mans standpoint How they stand
interviewing, &c
SAMoHT